# Radioactive materials and samples that are classified as radioactive using Table 2-12 of the latest edition of the International Civil Aviation Organization's Technical Instructions eg fissile material (uranium 235, etc), radioactive waste material, thorium or uranium ores and luminous dials from aircraft · Royal Mail / Post Office — Mailing and air-carriage restrictions by item category

For Radioactive materials and samples that are classified as radioactive using Table 2-12 of the latest edition of the International Civil Aviation Organization's Technical Instructions eg fissile material (uranium 235, etc), radioactive waste material, thorium or uranium ores and luminous dials from aircraft · Royal Mail / Post Office, item category is Radioactive materials and samples that are classified as radioactive using Table 2-12 of the latest edition of the International Civil Aviation Organization's Technical Instructions eg fissile material (uranium 235, etc), radioactive waste material, thorium or uranium ores and luminous dials from aircraft; carrier is Royal Mail / Post Office; restriction type is prohibited; scope is UK & International, recorded from its source on 2026-08-30.

- **Item category:** Radioactive materials and samples that are classified as radioactive using Table 2-12 of the latest edition of the International Civil Aviation Organization's Technical Instructions eg fissile material (uranium 235, etc), radioactive waste material, thorium or uranium ores and luminous dials from aircraft _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Carrier:** Royal Mail / Post Office _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Restriction type:** prohibited _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Scope:** UK & International _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> Radioactive materials and samples Radioactive materials and samples that are classified as radioactive using Table 2-12 of the latest edition of the International Civil Aviation Organization's Technical Instructions eg fissile material (uranium 235, etc), radioactive waste material, thorium or uranium ores and luminous dials from aircraft International – not allowed in the mail UK – not allowed in the mail

## Source

- https://www.postoffice.co.uk/mail/what-can-i-send

Last verified: 2026-08-30. Review by: 2027-08-30.
Part of [Mailing and air-carriage restrictions by item category](https://referencesource.org/shipping-restrictions-by-class/).